《IEEE机器人学汇刊》（T-RO）发表了机器人学各方面的基础论文，主要涉及计算机科学、控制系统、电气工程、数学、机械工程和其他领域的跨学科方法。机器人和智能机器和系统在工业应用、服务和个人助理、外科手术、空间、水下和远程探索、娱乐、安全、搜索和救援、军事应用、农业应用和智能车辆等领域至关重要。在T-RO中特别强调的是用于非结构化环境的智能机器和系统，其中很大一部分环境是未知的，无法直接感知或控制。
The IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO) publishes fundamental papers on all aspects of Robotics, featuring interdisciplinary approaches from computer science, control systems, electrical engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, and other fields. Robots and intelligent machines and systems are critical in areas such as industrial applications; service and personal assistants; surgical operations; space, underwater, and remote exploration; entertainment; safety, search, and rescue; military applications; agriculture applications; and intelligent vehicles. Special emphasis in the T-RO is placed on intelligent machines and systems for unstructured environments, where a significant portion of the environment is unknown and cannot be directly sensed or controlled.